Brighton emerging indie-punk trio bacci pouch release the hotly anticipated new EP ‘Pouch Core’.
A raw and vibrant collection of tracks that captures the flare of The Libertines and the energy of Buzzcocks, bacci pouch continues to showcase their potential across the new EP. Blending a radiant sense of 70s punk nostalgia, with raw emotional indie flare, the band capture a unique garage-rock-meets-indie-rock sound.
Recorded with acclaimed producer Sam Coveney (Lovejoy, The Guts, CLT DRP) and mastered by Alessandro Kogolo at Small Pond in Brighton, the four track release showcases the band’s most complete work to date. Direct, raw and stylistically unpolished, the EP captures the essence of the trio’s high-octane live shows whilst reaffirming the infectious, melodic songwriting.
Vocalist and guitarist James Neighbour shared insight into the song’s origins: “Pouch Core is a collection of songs that neatly presents a lot of the feelings of overwhelming uncertainty and extreme excitement you have in your early 20s, along with the heightened pressure you feel to make something of your life while also having a lack of direction and feeling like you are being left behind.
The EP’s first single, ‘Running Around’, suggests that things are what you make of them and you don’t exactly know what is going to happen. But if you dream big enough, you can escape the suffocating, repetitive rhythms of normal life. Whereas the second single, ‘Everyday’, describes someone who is struggling with how quickly life is starting to move and change around them. They are still somewhat living in the past while also clinging on to the present moment, wanting this person to stay with them.
It’s very easy to write about these things when you are at this point in your life, living and feeling it every day. I think the EP is a good representation of our sound so far and how it has evolved, but it is still riddled with our consistent influences. It’s especially apparent with the intro to ‘Running Around’ being highly inspired by the intro to ‘Don’t Look Back Into the Sun’ by The Libertines, and the Pete Shelley-from-the-Buzzcocks vocal style throughout—especially heard on ‘It Ain’t Pretty’.
‘It Ain’t Pretty’ and ‘Someone Else’s Clothes’ have been staples of our live set for most of the band’s existence, but ‘Running Around’ and ‘Everyday’ were fresh songs written for the EP. The entire EP was recorded at Small Pond Studios in Brighton with producer Sam Coveney. We previously recorded ‘It Ain’t Pretty’ there with Sam as part of the Small Pond Emerging Volume 4 compilation album. We loved how the track turned out, so in the end we decided to include it on the EP and record the other three tracks there.”
James Neighbour (guitar/vocals), Sam Raymer (bass), and Charlie Heasman (drums) have built a reputation for their distinctive style, often likened to Buzzcocks and The Stone Roses, gaining support from the likes of Radio X, Earmilk, Notion, Ones To Watch, This Feeling (Track of the Day) and Gigslutz.
Building a reputation for their electrifying live performances, over the past year Bacci Pouch have opened for the likes of The Dream Machine, The Skinner Brothers, The Kairos, The Lilacs, and Aerial Salad as well as packing out headlining shows across Brighton, including: The Green Door Store, The Prince Albert, and Daltons.
Artwork by Ethne Lever
Bacci Pouch most recently played to a capacity crowd at Y Not? Festival 2025, joining a stacked lineup including The Prodigy, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Madness, and Courteeners.
POUCH CORE TRACKLISTING:
Running Around
It Ain’t Pretty
Every Day
Someone Else’s Clothes
Bacci Pouch – Pouch Core’
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